Shloka 28
Devanagari script
पराक्रमं तयोयोधा ददृशुस्ते सुविस्मिता: । तयो: समभवद् युद्ध द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्महत्
Transliteration
parākramaṃ tayor yodhā dadṛśus te suvismitāḥ | tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ droṇapāṇḍavayor mahat ||
Translation
पराक्रमं तयो योधा ददृशुस्ते सुविस्मिताः। तयोः समभवद् युद्धं द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्महत्॥
Word by Word
पराक्रमम्valor, prowess
पराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ददृशुःsaw
ददृशुः:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सुविस्मिताःgreatly astonished
सुविस्मिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुविस्मित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तयोःbetween/of those two
तयोः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
समभवत्arose, happened
समभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
युद्धम्battle
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
द्रोणपाण्डवयोःof Drona and the Pandava
द्रोणपाण्डवयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
महत्great
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DroṇaP
PāṇḍavasW
warriors (yodhāḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary martial prowess can inspire awe even among seasoned warriors, while also underscoring the ethical weight of war: great power expressed in battle carries grave consequences and tests adherence to kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports that the assembled fighters witness the remarkable valor of two principal forces/figures, and that a major confrontation erupts—specifically a great battle between Droṇa’s side and the Pāṇḍavas.